Health & Science
Selected websites with resources on health & science - medicine, astronomy and more.
The Astronomy Net
The Astronomy Net contains articles, forums, clubs, vendors, manufacturers and other resources important to those interested in Astronomy.
UConn Health Sciences Library
The UConn Health Sciences Library is the intellectual, learning, cultural, and social hub for UConn Health in Farmington.
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is recognized as the world’s leading medical journal and website. Published continuously for over 200 years, NEJM delivers high-quality, peer-reviewed research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators, researchers, and the global medical community.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. For more than 70 years, we’ve put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public’s health.
The Connecticut Science Center
The Connecticut Science Center represents the best of our state’s legacy of invention, and a glimpse at the limitless future possibilities here in Connecticut and beyond. A hub of innovation for our country, Connecticut has given the world an incredible array of advances based in science, technology, engineering, and math – from the helicopter to the whiffle ball, from cutting-edge aerospace to the latest in pharmaceuticals. The vision, knowledge, creativity, and commitment of our fellow citizens have made important and appealing things that continue to improve our lives and our world.
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
MedHerb
They provide links to medical information and to any resource relevant to medicinal herbs or herbalism practiced in a clinical setting, regardless of the medical tradition or system.
The National Science Foundation.
The U.S. National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is America’s civil space program and the global leader in space exploration.
National Institutes of Health
A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH is the largest biomedical research agency in the world.
Periodic Table of Elements
Interactive periodic table with up-to-date element property data collected from authoritative sources. Look up chemical element names, symbols, and more.
PubChem
PubChem is an open chemistry database at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Open” means that you can put your scientific data in PubChem and that others may use it. Since the launch in 2004, PubChem has become a key chemical information resource for scientists, students, and the general public. Each month our website and programmatic services provide data to several million users worldwide.
PubMed
PubMed® comprises more than 35 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.